screen-brightness-control 0.1.5

A Python tool to control monitor brightness on Windows and Linux

screen_brightness_control

A Python tool for controlling the brightness of your monitor

How to install (Pip):

• Open a terminal and run "pip3 install screen-brightness-control"

How to install (Github):

• Clone/download the repository
• Enter the folder it has been cloned to and run "pip3 install ."
• That should be all

How to use:

import screen_brightness_control as sbc
current_brightness = sbc.get_brightnness()
if current_brightness<100:
    sbc.set_brightness('+5')

The module has 2 basic functions: set_brightness and get_brightness.

get_brightness

Returns the current screen brightness in percent by default.
On Linux you can run get_brightness(raw_value=True) to get the 'actual value' which is usually stored in /sys/class/backlight/*/brightness.

set_brightness

Accepts either an integer or a string input. Any floats will be converted to integers.
You can also pass strings such as '+5' or '-15'. These are added/subtracted from the current brightness.
On Linux the brightness goes to a minimum of 1 unless you pass the 'force=True' kwarg. This is because setting the display brightness to 0 on Linux usually turns the screen off, which is not ideal.
You can also pass 'raw_value=True' as a kwarg to make the program attempt to write the number you supply directly to the /sys/class/backlight/*/brightness file. However, this will often not work as that file is above user permissions.

Both functions return False upon failure.